- title: "Deprecate Windows CMD in GitLab Runner"  # (required) The name of the feature to be deprecated
  announcement_milestone: "16.1"  # (required) The milestone when this feature was first announced as deprecated.
  announcement_date: "2023-06-22"  # (required) The date of the milestone release when this feature was first announced as deprecated. This should almost always be the 22nd of a month (YYYY-MM-22), unless you did an out of band blog post.
  removal_milestone: "17.0"  # (required) The milestone when this feature is planned to be removed
  removal_date: "2024-05-22" # (required) The date of the milestone release when this feature is planned to be removed. This should almost always be the 22nd of a month (YYYY-MM-22), unless you did an out of band blog post.
  breaking_change: true  # (required) If this deprecation is a breaking change, set this value to true
  reporter: DarrenEastman  # (required) GitLab username of the person reporting the deprecation
  stage: Verify # (required) String value of the stage that the feature was created in. e.g., Growth
  issue_url: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/414864 # (required) Link to the deprecation issue in GitLab
  body: |  # (required) Do not modify this line, instead modify the lines below.
    In GitLab 11.11 the Windows Batch executor, the CMD shell was deprecated in GitLab Runner in favor of PowerShell. Since then, the CMD shell has continued to be supported in GitLab Runner. However this has resulted in additional complexity for both the engineering team and customers using the Runner on Windows. We plan to fully remove support for Windows CMD from GitLab Runner in 17.0. Customers should plan to use PowerShell when using the runner on Windows with the shell executor. Customers can provide feedback or ask questions in the removal issue, [issue 29479](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-runner/-/issues/29479).
  end_of_support_milestone:  # (optional) Use "XX.YY" format. The milestone when support for this feature will end.
  end_of_support_date: "2024-05-22" # (optional) The date of the milestone release when support for this feature will end.
